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• Over 1200 coronavirus deaths registered in Southern Kurdistan 

  In Southern Kurdistan at least 1207 people have died in connection with the coronavirus.
• Commander Dozdar Hamo fell martyr in November 2019 

  "To be worthy of the memory of friend Dozdar is to avenge Afrin on his behalf and to liberate Afrin and make it the most beautiful place of free life again," said the PKK Committee.
• Remembering guerrilla Şilan Koçer 

  Embracing history is a reality in the PKK. Şilan Koçer, known for her devotion to the struggle, became a militant worthy of the Kurdish people's leader, his people and the guerrilla.
• HPG: Two Turkish soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  Two soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in a guerrilla action in the province of Hakkari in Northern Kurdistan.
• Heftanin: "You can't stop us anymore" 

  The guerrillas in Heftanin fight because they know they have to. They fight to protect their comrades and to defend Kurdistan. There is love in their hearts and victory in their minds. They have condemned everything else.
• Wildfire on Mount Cudi not extinguished 

  The fire on Mount Cudi is not extinguished and continues to spread.
• 20,000 people in domestic quarantine in Amed 

  Since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, Turkish authorities have been accused of hiding the real extent of the pandemic. In Amed alone, about 150 people are under intensive care and 20,000 are in quarantine.
• Guerrilla fighter Kahraman Birindar martyred at Cudi 

  HPG published the identity of a guerrilla fighter who died in early June in clashes with Turkish military units in the Cudi region.
• Güler Tunç: "The state waged a war against the people in Cizre" 

  Five years ago the first curfew was declared in Cizre in the Kurdish province of Şırnak. In the district, the 21 people who died in the first nine days of attacks by the state power were commemorated today.
• Guerrillas destroy construction equipment in Heftanin 

  According to HPG, a Turkish soldier was killed in the Heftanin region of southern Kurdistan during an action against the construction of a military road. In the Medya Defense Zones, the Turkish army launched air and ground attacks.
• Warşin Avaşin, a martyr who defended her people and country 

  Warşin Avaşin was very young when she joined the guerrilla from the Kurdish resistance stronghold Amed. She is the 35th martyr of the resistance in Heftanin.
• Deposed mayor of Karayazı jailed 

  The deposed co-mayor of Karayazı, Burhanettin Şahin (HDP), has been imprisoned. What the politician is accused of is not known.
• HPG commemorate martyrs of Çukurca and Başkale 

  Three guerrillas fell as martyrs in the violent clashes in Çukurca district of Hakkari and Başkale district of Van at the end of August.
• Military operation in Hakkari 

  According to HPG, the Turkish army has started a military operation in the province of Hakkari. In Southern Kurdistan the Medya Defense Zones have been bombed again.
• MLKP and HBDH fighter martyred in Kars 

  Kurdish guerrilla fighter Koray Aspir was martyred in late August in a clash with the Turkish army in the province of Kars. He was a member of MLKP Black Sea Urban Guerrilla Unit and the guerrilla alliance HBDH.
• HPG announces the identity of Heftanin martyrs 

  HPG announced the names of four fighters who died in the resistance of Heftanin.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Heftanin and Cudi 

  Guerrilla forces continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• They return to the soil to flourish again 

  Zana and Mizgîn; The most beautiful guerrillas in Cenga Heftanin this August. Two guerrillas who could not be defeated in combat.
• Village guard in Van killed for refusing to join army operation 

  Village guard, Haki Taş was said to have been killed in clashes that broke out in the operation carried out by the Turkish army in the Çaldıran, Van. As it turned out, he was killed by soldiers because he did not want to go into the operation.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Zagros 

  A vehicle of the Turkish army was destroyed and 7 soldiers killed in the Zagros region in Hakkari on July 18.
• Commander Amed Malazgirt: The Turkish state must be stopped now 

  Commander Amed Malazgirt spoke about what the Turkish state has been doing in Kurdistan for years, it is now expanding to Libya and the Mediterranean.
• HPG: Eight Turkish soldiers killed in Ağrı countryside 

  In Doğubayazıt in Northern Kurdistan, eight soldiers of a Turkish military unit died in a guerrilla action. Guerrillas also targeted the Turkish army in Çukurca.
• Ararat and the seven colors of Heftanin 

  A guerrilla fighter from Serhed, with long pigtails, a beautiful voice and a rebellious attitude. So Ararat stood in front of me when I turned on the camera. "I'm going to Heftanin, does anyone want to come along?" she said.
• We must protect Kurds' achievements 

  The occupation of the Turkish state in South Kurdistan continues. Dozens of people, especially civilians are dying in the attacks.
• HPG: Turkish military vehicle destroyed in Gever 

  HPG reported a Turkish military vehicle was destroyed during a guerrilla sabotage in Gever, Northern Kurdistan.